Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. Borders

Opinion op the Court by

Wm. Rogers Clay, ■ Commissioner

Affirming;

Appellee, "Wallace Borders, brought this suit against appellant, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway' Company, to recover damages for injuries which he claims to have received while attempting to board one of its passenger trains at a station called Chestnut, in Lawrence county, Kentucky. The jury returned a verdict in appellee’s favor for $1,000, and the railway company appeals..

Two grounds are relied upon for reversal: First, the failure of the trial court to award appellant a peremptory instruction; second, error in the instructions.-

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